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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

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Bloks is pushing into North America and Southeast Asia with low-cost licensed toy sets, but must prove it can build on more than borrowed IP.

China’s Lego rival turns the page with first profit and global push

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Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Freshippo

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Alibaba is leaning on Hema NB to anchor its discount retail push.

Hema NB doubles stores in six months to gain ground in China’s fragmented grocery market

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

Hong Kong

Once China’s breakout 3D printing brand, Creality now faces stiffer competition and is expanding into scanners and laser engravers.

Creality gears up for Hong Kong IPO as it looks beyond 3D printing

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories—alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

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Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

Shenzhen-based Huawei shipped 55.8 million Android smartphones in the second quarter, edging out Samsung’s 53.7 million total tally in the same period.

Huawei wrests crown of world’s biggest smartphone vendor from Samsung on strong China sales

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Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

Sales bounce back in China, while Japan records highest revenue growth.

Apple says new iPhone launch will be delayed 'a few weeks'

Apple says new iPhone launch will be delayed &#8216;a few weeks&#8217;

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Supporters say the move helps recover lost pets while others fear slippery slope to human chip implantation.

Dog owners in China’s tech hub Shenzhen need to microchip their pets in 2020

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance all covet Baidu's search business.

CHINA BRIEF | Alibaba's intelligent search app Quark releases content product ZVideo

CHINA BRIEF | Alibaba&#8217;s intelligent search app Quark releases content product ZVideo

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

In 2019, 10% of all deliveries in China utilized smart lockers.

CHINA BRIEF | ZTO Express acquires Haier's smart locker unit at USD 30 million

CHINA BRIEF | ZTO Express acquires Haier&#8217;s smart locker unit at USD 30 million

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Song Jingli

China's Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Leads $200 Million Investment in Education Startup 17zuoye

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

The B2B segment of the total K-12 after school education market is projected to surpass RMB 100 billion by 2025, says new report

Hit by pandemic, China’s after-school education market embraces doing business online

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

Shushi was founded in June 2020 by Li Kefeng, a former JD.com VP and general manager for Baidu's mobile business.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent pours USD 14.2 million in digitization solution provider Shushi in angel round

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

Over 1,000 shops that buy goods on Lingshoutong have made more than RMB 1 million (USD 142,686) in net profits.

Mom-and-pop stores beat 11% of Chinese listed companies in profitability

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

Oyo, an Indian hospitality platform, aggregates affordable accommodations, bringing travelers budget hotels and homestays under one brand.

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

Singapore-based Aroa is Agarwal's third investment vehicle through which he will back startups.

Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal sets up new VC fund Aroa to invest in growth-stage startups

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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News

Huawei wrests crown of world’s biggest smartphone vendor from Samsung on strong China sales

Apple says new iPhone launch will be delayed ‘a few weeks’

Dog owners in China’s tech hub Shenzhen need to microchip their pets in 2020

CHINA BRIEF | Alibaba’s intelligent search app Quark releases content product ZVideo

CHINA BRIEF | ZTO Express acquires Haier’s smart locker unit at USD 30 million